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· s 1stand li~f{toni.ght, l ~ould''fu:st'lil<~ to extena a sincere thank you•to the graquating
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there's .a different task facing me ..: not only io I have to reminisce and say good bye to C.C.I. for JI1yself, but.J'm.also doing so on behalf of my
fellow graduates tonight.
'~ l once.re~d.that.the'future always seemstostarrbefore
you're.altoge~her ready to give up 'the past.:For this one
e v e n i n g , a l l o f u s .h e r e a r e .p u t t i n g t h e f u t u r e on h o l d t o t a k e · a f i n a l · · l o o k a t ' o t i r &y e a r s
Behindthese walls.of(J:.C.I. Jt hardly seems possible. that five years ,have gone by so qui<;kly, aridindeed,.'fREY,. WERE TRE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES because we made them so. How well I remember grade 9 - walking into the school, having. my chin .drqp to•. .the flq0r and
,,thinking ''A,mI.eyergoingto make it???" But I did. WE did. Each year gave us a renewed sense of .qenfidence almut out feeling of belong- ing here and the rel~tiot).ships with our peers..and the staff.
•This past year belqnged. to us .graduates, .the year
· which C.C.I. was, .withoufa.deubt,.OUR SCHOOL. Hew
about ~11..of those late night returns frem field trips when~ just the sight of thesepld bmwn walls JI1ade 11s sigh with relief - "We're hom~.'' Berne,. for four or fi.ve years, C:.C.I. was our home ,away from home (ih.more than one
way). But we must~e this oppqrtunityto.thankthose who made it such a memmable beneficial and important part of our lives.
Firstly. te the teachers and staff, without whom we never could have known the difference between fantasy ,and reali.. cy, and how t9 master fll:e two..The teachers who have guid~ ed us, encouraged us, pushed and. pulled us. . .
Secondly, to our parents, who .held our hands 'fhen we' · fust started school; w.h,e brought us up with words of en- couragement \Vhen we were down. Th,ey gave so much, asking so,little in return.[ am sure they are beaming with a
great sense ef pride.
, Ahd thirdly, to our frieilds, Without w.hoseh,umourous in-.
ter,ludes .we never <;OUld have made it through ..anether Shakespearean play or a math class. We have laughed, cried, played, and grown ~p through love and companion- ship. Our friends will always remain in our hearts and minds, even in their absence from eur sight. To.each of you •
.. ThankY'ou!!!
W i l ) , i a m S h e d d w r o t e t h a t " A s h i p i n .h a r b o u r i s s a f e b u t
mat's not what ships are built for.'' Justas ships, we too are "JI1eant for an other purpose. As we raise,our sailS' higher
and the strong wind begins to take us away from our fo.J:'7 r
llli!llY safe and semtre port, we turn and take one last look at 'our home. We're leaying.C.C.L beh,ind but withzmixed
feelings of regret,,)lappiness., sadness, and excitement: My··· friends ... we'reo1;1 our way!!! '
:-·~ary Ann~ Willis, Jhe 1987 V aledictorian. ·
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ONTARIO SCHOLARS 1986-87
students who have achieved a minimum of 80% in six Grade 13 subjects
Marcus Anderson
Samantha Boone
Jeremy Buchan
Danielle Nicolle Chandler
Gilbert Charles
Wayne Freethy
Katherine Jean Haynes
John Edward McLeod Susan Gayle Metcalf Robert Prouse
Kevin Alexander Spooner James Arthur Stanley Graig Steven Szelestowski Joel Westerhof
Mary Anne Willis
ABOVE - 'First CCI . . . then the world!' Debra Bugden, Todd Tanktree and Joel Westerhof renew old friendships.
ABOVE LEFT - Our V aledictorian, Miss Mary Anne Willis
LEFT - Heather Cook pours tea and contemplates her walk across the stage next year.